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...What is in your underwear drawer that might be surprising...
...Thongs: Right or Wrong? As a volleyball player, I was surprised that Claudia Wallis' piece on the popularity of thong underwear among young women mentioned none of the practical reasons for wearing thongs [Oct. 6]. Instead, she focused entirely on their perceived sexual aspect. I began wearing thongs under the spandex shorts of my volleyball uniform because they are more comfortable. Unlike other underwear, thongs show no panty line and prevent the inevitable bunching. Although my 50-year-old mother was reluctant to try them, she now swears by them. Maybe you should give thongs a chance. Amy R. Liever...
...month, he kicks off a European tour. But don't judge yet, he pleads. What we've heard so far "is such a narrow view of who I am." His story is the kind publicists love. The New Zealand-born Brit records a track in his bedroom, in his underwear, in anonymity. He sends the track to radio stations, and a London-based DJ picks it up for his gigs. Gotta Get Thru This, the single, "was raw, it was original-sounding, it was very edgy and it had a lot of impact," says DJ EZ, who includes...
...underwear battle worth picking? Those who think so are worried that the thong is a blatant sexual advertisement or, at least, a tempting tease for the opposite sex. This may not be so, according to developmental psychologist Deborah Tolman, author of Dilemmas of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk About Sexuality (Harvard University Press; 2002). "Kids are engaged with their sexuality at younger ages, but they're not necessarily sexually active," she says. The tween thong is, in a sense, the perfect symbol for the schizoid way that girls' sexual role has evolved. On the one hand, Tolman observes, girls are expected...
Which is exactly what troubled me in the lingerie department. It wasn't until we got to the parking lot that I did what psychologists say a perplexed parent should do: I asked why the underwear mattered and listened hard to the answer. Tolman calls this the "authentic ask." My daughter's answer reflected her sense of style. But for many girls who want thongs, it may be pragmatism: What else works under tight low-rider jeans? I gave the O.K. to boyshorts at $8.50 a pair. She's delighted. "Mom," she said the other day, "you really ought...